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he thought he might be executed because his idea didn't agree with the church's idea.

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Copernicus likely kept his theory of heliocentrism to himself out of fear of backlash from the prevailing religious and scientific authorities of his time, who favored the geocentric model. He may have also wanted to further refine his theory and gather more evidence before presenting it to the public.

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